Nearly 900,000 Americans die each year from the five leading causes of death. That’s the result of a new study from the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC looked at the five leading causes of death ranking potentially preventable deaths across all 50 states.
The number of lives that could have been saved is staggering. Up to 40% of deaths are preventable according to the study. And the Southeast region of the United States is the area with the highest number of preventable deaths.
Using National Vital Statistics System mortality data from 2008–2010, here’s how the numbers break down: an estimated 91,757 deaths from heart disease, 84,443 from cancer, 28,831 from chronic lower respiratory diseases, 16,973 from stroke, and 36,836 from unintentional injuries—and that’s just in one year. Mississippi led the pack for preventable deaths from heart disease at 48 percent; Kentucky topped the list for cancer at 38 percent, Oklahoma for lung disease at 67 percent, Mississippi for stroke at 58 percent, and Oklahoma for injury at a whopping 67 percent.
But overall, the region with the worst numbers was the Southeast. The CDC says the numbers in this area are influenced by higher levels of smoking, obesity, inactivity, stroke and diabetes. The agency is hoping this study will inspire state health officials in the Southeast to establish disease prevention goals, priorities, and strategies.
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